Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-02
THE NORTH STATE.
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RALEIGH, N. C., January L-Leeg Over
arrived here to-day, and are cue first me ga
pera OF the Legislature here. Both ere
prominently mentioned In connection With
The spea kership OF the House.
Today was observed a. poiasy ~ me
ilags were displayed on the Capitol.
Governor scales was ~ his Office THIS
morpipg. he administered the oafh OF
cffice 70 Associate Justice Aerrimon. OF the
supreme Court. A small party witnessed
the ceremony. Justice Merrimon dtrectiy
afterwards administered the oath 70
1Comss n. Arzo, tue new solicitor OF this
district. The Governor devoted short Time
20 The revision OF LIE message, and received
a few prominent callers.
Judge Walter Clark. OF the Superior
Court wps sworn In TO day by Chief.J ustice
tmith at the latters residence.
The day here was remarkaoiy unpiesssnt
after few minutes sunshine In the ea'ly
morning. BY noon snow began To fall, and
the weather was very raw. There wa{ 80.
soluteIy no social Observance OF the day. NO
calls were passed. and there were no enter:
tainments. The colored people celebrated
the twenty.third anniversary ofemanctps'
ton day by q parade OF firemen ana mill
tpry, At noon there was large asse m
blsge at Metropolitan Hall, whore there
were special exercises Governor srn,os Sc snss
pressure OF business prevented his attend
arce.
Revenue collections In this district during
december were nearly e54 900.
State Engineer Lewis and Henry X.
Bryan, OF the Board OF Directors ofthe PEN
iteptiary, went yesterday to inspect tne
work being done by convicts on the State
IL wss feared to day from the highest au.
thority that the railroad from Boy KIM va.
10 Lewiston, BERTHE county, N. e., Will Do
completed and In operation By June lst.
The distance between sdese po,nss tsrl.
tory on the peninsula between the Cnowan
and Roa nOke rivers
samuel y. Mcdaniel. a prominent lawyer
Of Columbus county died suddenly day be-
Reports from Wilmington show tina, the
cotton receipts TO- the four months ending
yesterday we're 10000 bslss-an increase
OF $4,000. Or so per cent, over the 50 me
period last season. The report on the naval
Stores trade at that market shows an In.
crease IN the receipts Of spirits OF turpen.
tine and rosin and decrease In tar aud
crude turpentine. Yesterday British
steamer cleared with tue largest cargo OF
cotton ever taken from Wilmington.
A party OF prominent men OF Wilmington,
accom- panic by q civil engineer. went over
the line OF the proposed extension OF tue
Cape. Fear and Yadkin.V Valley railway rom
Fayetteville to Wilmington yesterday.
The question OF subscribing $3.50 900 to the
capital stock OF the road will be submitted
TO the voters OF Wilmington next March.
Work on the extension will begin 1t Will
mington, the frst payment to DO made
VII en- five miles OF the road are finished.
To-day Rev. DIR. q. Il. Bailey received q
letter from Mr. ]. A. Bos.wick. who gave
Wske-Forest College $4,000. Mr.. Boss-
wick says he greatly appreciates Governor
scaless kind letter, and Ia very glad TO
know that bis act Ia an encouragement To
educational interests throughout the South
as well as O help 10 Wake Forest. He did
not desire public notice OF his gift, but says
that perhaps ITS mention may incite others
10 do likewise. lie tenders his personal
thanks TO Governor Scales.
GOVERNORS. OLD AND NEW.
Yesterday Governor Scales very kindly
showed your correspondent the portraits OF
the Governors he has thus far succeeded In
securing. Thus far there are eight-these
being OF Martin, Nash, Hawkins Motehead.
Graham. Worth, Holden, and BrogdaD.
The Governor says that portraits OF Vance
and Jarvis have been promised aud are ex-
pected soon. IL Ia believed that In the
course OF 1887 the portraits OF ell the Gov
errors Ill be secured.
1--WE ex. Governors OF the State are now
lvlng-ihese being Reid, Holden. Brogden.
NSnce and jarvis. 1t Is remarkable that
three OF the i've have had paralysis. Eek.
Governors Reid Holden, END vance nave
thus been attacked. In 1858 Ex-Governor
Vance suffered from facial paralysis Very
few people now know or remember that ne
had such q stroke.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
The Programme Committee OF the North
Carolina Teachers Assembly has had o
Meeting here to prepare the work for the
next meeting OF that body. IL Is well un-
deTstood that Moorehead City will be the
place for the next meeting. The plans OF
work, az outlined, Will be sure to yield bet
ter results than heretofore. grea, as past
successes have been.
TfsTe are now no less than twenty college
and school papers published. Most OF these
are monthlles. Among the best known are
these issued from the University and Wake
Forest College.
The North Carolina Teacher, Just issued.
intimates that there is prospect for An iu-
crease OF S1O0, coo In the public.scho0l fund
annually. and IL makes strong appeal for
the use OF this In increasing teachers sala-
ries and the length OF school terms, now
very brief In many cases.
FIREAT MoscURE.
At this little town last night there was
fire which burned dwelling house just
com pleted but not yet occupied. The loss
was about 81 600, and the Tiro was OF incen'
diary origin clearly.
sTATE-TRKAsURY NOTES.
Treasurer Balm is co mpletipg his report to
the Legislature. IL will contain some Inn
portant rt Communications.
IL is generally believed that the tax levy
will be reduced from rs to 20 cents on the
600 valuation of property.
During December 20 orummers licenses
were issued. Durlpghhe fiscal year ending
Dece m Der let, last, $40 were issued-an In
cIease over any previous year.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
The first day OF the asse bling OF the
Legislature (next Wednesday, an atiempt
will be made TO amend the law so as TO al.
low Governor Scales to offer 1000 reward
for Walter Bling ham, the murderer As the
law now STANDS $500 10 the largest reward he
eau offer.